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New to the forum, had my RT a little over a year now.
Anyone have a replacement stock black front wheel that you want to sell?
Found out out how much my wheel is bent when getting the new tires mounted. Seemed that the guy I bought the RT from had Ride On put in and I never noticed any vibration until the new tires were mounted. Not it real bad vibration, but enough to bother me at highway speeds.
Thanks for for any help!
:welcome::congrats: ....... How do you know your wheel is " BENT " ......Ride on will not cause this .....Mike :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by SpyderTomRT
Ride-on doesn't stay with the wheel. New tires mean new balancing so, ya, how can the wheel be bent?
The wheel was already bent. The Ride on was masking the problem at least partly. Now with a new tire its more obvious and he wants a new wheel. The Ride on did not bend the wheel.
Can - CAST Wheels - BEND ...... I would think any impact strong enough to BEND a Cast wheel would crack it ..... imho CAST wheels don't BEND ................... but I'm willing to be educated on this ... Thanks .... Mike :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by jcthorne
Regardless of what happened with the wheel... :welcome:, and I hope that you find what you're looking for! :thumbup:
Cast wheel will bend.I have seen it often on cars.To much of an impact will crack them.
Live and learn :yes:..... Thanks ....Mike :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ex Winger
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Originally Posted by BLUEKNIGHT911
Yes, they do. Just not far but have seen more than one or two bent CanAm wheels.
I am sure that the Ride On was being used to correct the vibration caused from the wheel that has a slight warp in it, saw this myself when the new tire was mounted and it was being balanced at the tire shop. I know that Ride On will compensate enough to take care of it, ive used it before on motorcycles. Since I have discovered this, I am more interested in replacing the wheel completely.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUEKNIGHT911
Thanks for the help!
I am wanting to replace my 15 RTS stock front wheel. My wheel is the blacked out version. Hoping to find someone who may have changed theirs out and was interested in selling one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Thanks!
If your certain the wheel IS bent ..... I'd find out WHY & HOW this occurred ..... A bent wheel was caused by a nasty hit, I'd be concerned about what else might have been damaged and if it was fixed ????? ...........Mike :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by SpyderTomRT
There is no other damage that I can find, put about 5000 mi. on her since buying, I’m the 2nd owner.Quote:
Originally Posted by BLUEKNIGHT911
The wheel isn’t noticeable when riding, but when it was placed on the balancer, you could see it. Very slight, but still there. I am not concerned with anything but replacing the wheel.
The original owner was a handicapped vet of the Vietnam War, walked with a cane, God bless him. Best guess is that he hit a curb with it, but the original tires were still on it and did not see any noticeable damage to the sidewall. Not a real big deal, everything checks out fine, alignment is good and no abnormal wear on the old tire. Vibration is felt at highway speeds only, not terrible and not much noticeable except when holding the bars, you can only feel it.
I could just put more Ride On in and it will probably take care of it, but I feel better replacing it.
Thanks for the comments!
I have one that was taken off my 2015 RT-S. It has a very small scuff that the tow truck driver put on it. I had to Rt for 11 days and got the DSS error so it had to be towed to the dealership. They wanted to repaint it, but since it was so new i said no.
Thanks, I’m interestedQuote:
Originally Posted by grandbug
PM sent.
Well, I finally pulled the trigger and went with a completely different look after trying to locate another wheel to replace a bad one that I find out about when I got new tires. Not sure what these are called other than Bonneville style, so far so good. Really like the simplistic look, should be easy to clean. Ride is perfect, completely eliminated that vibration I was getting at 55.
Has anyone tried getting a wheel “trued”? I think I may hold onto the originals if I can get fixed or may sell the one that is good, bit undecided at the moment.
The wheels look good. I am glad that you found some wheels for it. I wish that my wheel had been a match and saved you some money.
GREAT looking wheels
I wish it had, too. Appreciate the offer. Going to try and have the bad one fixed if possible and hold onto the original set, but I maybe able to help someone out just as you reached out, never know.Quote:
Originally Posted by grandbug
Thanks, again,
Tom